The Nation: THE CANDIDATES HAVE THE LAST WORD

With the neck-and-neck race nearing a finish, Gerald Ford and Jimmy
Carter talked at length with TIME about their campaigns, in effect
making a final plea to the voters. Aboard Air Force One, between
campaign stops, the President chatted with
Chief of Correspondents Murray Gart and Correspondents Dean Fischer and
Strobe Talbott. While riding in a car from Plains to Albany, Ga.,
Carter spoke with Gart and Correspondent Stanley Cloud.

FORD:'IT'S A HORSE RACE'

Q. Mr. President, would you sum up and assess your feelings about this
campaign?